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Warrior’s Weekend X will be held on Saturday 20 May, 2017. Come by the Port O’Connor Community Center beginning on (TBD) until the event on Saturday to view a spectacular sand sculpture which will be in progress around the clock until the day of the event, by artist, Gloria Fric, who is donating her time and talents. The troops will arrive Saturday morning around 9:00 AM, by chartered buses from Brooke Army Medical Center, joining other wounded soldiers who arrived earlier from other military installations across the country. After a grand welcome rally, they will immediately board their boats and begin fishing between 9 & 9:30 AM. There will be a friendly competition with an official weigh-in and awards presented at a dinner that evening around 5:30 PM, accompanied by music and addresses by military dignitaries and from our heroes themselves. Join us in this, our tenth annual event, to put into action the fact that you really support our troops!

Mission Statement
Founded in 2007, Warrior’s Weekend is a non-profit, 501 (c) 3 Corporation dedicated to the support of veterans of The United States of America with an emphasis on those wounded in The Global War on Terrorism. This is accomplished through holding an annual fishing event for wounded military personnel in May in Port O’Connor, Texas as well as donations to veterans and veterans-based causes.

You can always sign up on the volunteer/boat captain sign up page as a volunteer to help out at any of our events. There are other fundraisers and events besides the main event that can always use volunteers. If you had a more specific request in mind, you can use the contact form to talk to Ron Kocian directly. Thank you for your interest in helping out!

My battle buddy informed me of this event and I’ve been watch the flying in portion for the wounded warriors and today’s the first time seeing it and its already closed…Do you know if it’ll be opening up again? I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time and also scheduled my doctors and therapy appointments around this event. I’ve never been and would really love to be able to be apart of it…Thank you for everything you guys are doing!!!!

Really hope the flight part opens back up because I’ve never been and can’t stop thinking about going…Thank you so much to all of the people going out of their way making this happen… If not this year hopefully sometime…

I think all of my information has already been turned in just waiting on the itinerary now. @Richard Dunlap it’s been a long time brother but you know who always catches the biggest fish man. “Early to bed early to rise fish like hell and make up lies”. Hope to see you their brother….

Peter, I don’t know if the 785 number is good for you anymore. If not my number is still the same. Don Pereau has it for sure. I would post it but I don’t want the whole Internet having it.
Call me and we can work on getting you down there with us or something but call me regarding this nonetheless

I registered today (never done this before) for driving in, but on the registration page I couldn’t add my wife coming with me for some reason. If I could be contacted via email to clear this up it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance and am definatelt looking forward to meeting greeting and catching a bigger fish than Peter Webster if only by a couple ounces.

I recently bought a house in port O’Connor. I have 2 rooms (3 full size beds ) to donate. Also my time and my husband. We have friends who are boat captain. Please let me know what I need to do to donate the rooms.

Due to extremely high demand, sign-ups are closed at this time. If they are opened back up, it will be posted to our Facebook, and the link on the sign-up page will be restored. If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail the leadership at the e-mails listed on the leadership page.

No major event decisions are made by a single person. There is a board that votes on major issues. I have no say in the matter, I just maintain the electronic stuff, but I do know that having as many motorcycles in the convoy as there were was a safety concern. Additionally, there is a huge cost, in terms of both time and money, associated with flying in hundreds and hundreds of soldiers, busing them in to Port O’Connor, and renting out all lodging there, and in the surrounding areas. I’m sure the Warrior’s Weekend board, and soldiers who come to the event, greatly appreciate the motorcycle riders who help make that possible via a relatively minor donation. If you have concerns about where the money goes, you can navigate to the “Financials” tab at the top of this website, and see page 7. This is the official tax form on file with the IRS and you can see no one makes a penny off of Warrior’s Weekend.

Edit: I was informed that this year, motorcycle riders who donate will also eat a steak dinner with a soldier!

I have checked you web site numerous times trying to register for this event but always closed. I have attended this event for the past two years while I was assign to the Ft Sill WTU. You guys do a great job taking care of Warrios, thank you. Sorry to here I miss your dead line.

Due to extremely high demand, sign-ups are closed at this time. If they are opened back up, it will be posted to our Facebook, and the link on the sign-up page will be restored. If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail the leadership at the e-mails listed on the leadership page.

I registered for this a while back for my husband (Wounded Warrior) & myself, we will be driving in from San Antonio; how will I know if we got accepted for the room etc? I need to request the time off from work but want to make sure we are good to go first. My husband went to this 2 yrs ago when he was with the WTU at Fort Belvoir and it’s all he has talked about, looking forward to getting to enjoy it with him this time.

If you navigate to the “Field of Honor Flag Sponsorship” link at the top of our website, you can download the form, which includes instructions on how to reserve a flag! Use the contact form, or reply here, if you have any more questions.

I attended this event 3 years ago with out my family, now that I am out I wanted to drive from Pensacola Florida and bring my family to see the awesome support Texas has for its military and vetrans. I can’t find where to sign up at?

I’m a 20 year retired Army veteran who was deployed to Iraq and %70 DV and was wondering if any spots are available for this trip and where I can sign up. (254) 813-9709 Guy Martinez and can find me on FB.

I just need a reply to my question, if my family and i need a confirmation on if we are able to attend this event. It would be are first time and dont full understand how this works, of i need to bring my disability paperwork/ DD214 or both. We would be driving from San Antonio,Tx. PLEASE RESPOND thanks you. Carlos Delgado (cdelgado3298@gmail.com)

I went last year I am trying to register for this year but can’t figure out how and neither can a couple of buddies I severed with who went last year also please help I don’t want to miss out. By the way the guy in the middle of your face book post in the picture is me and the two buddies of mine. Thanks please help.

I am a disabled Army vet who rides every year escorting the Veterans from Praseks to Port O’Connor. I haven’t been able to find any information about this year however. Can you let me know if and when this is going to happen for Warrior Weekend 2016?

I want to thank all the volunteers, boat captains and of course Mr. Ron and Mrs. Sherry Kocian for all that you do every day in honoring and supporting all veterans of our military. It’s people like yourselves that make me proud for serving. There is nothing better hands down then Warriors Weekend.

I was wondering if there’s any boat Captains who are going to be going out any days next week to pleasure fish or pre fish? We have a great friend who is going to take us out Saturday. Just excited and looking for some great people to add to my family.

My husband and I want to donate a fishing rod, CCA membership and STAR tournament fees to a participant. I have tried emailing with no response. Does anyone know of a contact person so that we can pass this along to a vet? Was really hoping to get this done by this weekend so while fishing the vet can already be registered with CCA and in the STAR tournament. Thanks!!